When Hui Shunyi said these things in the past, Ye Yun understood her meaning but could not understand her heart.
Now that I'm a mother myself, I can relate when I hear such words.
Just like Ye Yun himself.
She did not want to force her son to become emperor, but if the emperor was not her son, regardless of her, the Fourth Prince had a mother like her whose maternal family was quite powerful. Who could tolerate the Fourth Prince
So, you have to earn it.
Being born into a royal family is just a way to survive.
Hui Shunyi's visit was to have completely laid bare her feelings with Ye Jun, and the alliance is now very solid.
He stayed with the mother and daughter for lunch at Zhaochunxuan before leaving.
In the afternoon, Feicui, who was close to Zheng Cairen, came to Zhaochunxuan specially to express her gratitude.
Ye Jun also only told her, "The Queen made things difficult for Zheng Cairen because she felt that Zheng Cairen and I were on the same side. I spoke for Zheng Cairen because I believed that Zheng Cairen and I were on the same side."
"I understand Xiuyi's meaning, and Cairen also understands it. Cairen also asked me to tell Xiuyi that we will follow Xiuyi's lead in the future." Feicui said while kneeling.
It means surrender.
After all, although we had some dealings in the past, we never made a formal pledge of allegiance. But today we have done so.
Ye Jun was not vague and immediately sent some things to both Zheng Cairen and Zhou Wanrong.
The two people have different positions, but they are given the same things.
This also means treating everyone equally.
There is no need to worry about Zhou's ideas.
Ye Jun now realized that although Zhou Wanrong was smart, she didn't like to use her brain.
To put it bluntly, I just wanted to follow Ye Jun wholeheartedly and not worry about anything else.
Things in the harem are back on track.
Apart from having two more children, everything was almost the same as before, the only thing was that Ning Chen was too busy to come to the harem.
The Liao people were best suited to fighting in the summer, from June to July, when their offensives were extremely fierce.
Even when Ye Zhe and Huo Pingbei joined forces, they suffered losses several times.
This time, the Liao people did not intend to start with Zasak, but instead focused on attacking Lingzhou.
General Xian and General Lu are both old, General Yan who came to support them has never fought in a war, and Huo Pingbei and Ye Zhe are young, so they are easier to fight than the fierce Zasak people.
The Liao people were also cunning. They divided their troops into two groups. The main force was all in Lingzhou, and another part of the troops was in Zasak, making it impossible for the Zasak people to give up this side to provide support.
After all, the Liao army is basically composed of cavalry, and it is very fast to run on both sides, so neither side can relax.
So now everyone can only guard their own side.
The war became more intense, resulting in a faster reduction in troops and a faster consumption of food and fodder.
Troops could be dispatched from nearby for support, but food and fodder had to be transported from Kyoto, which was very slow.
It would take fifteen days even if we traveled day and night.
The person who escorted the military rations was Yao Xin, the second son of Shunyuan Hou and Yao Xiang's second brother.
Their eldest brother Yao Xu, who was in front of them, had already arrived with the first group of troops to support Lingzhou.
The military rations were needed urgently and in large quantities, but as luck would have it, we encountered a summer thunderstorm just as we set out on the journey.
Although we were driving on an official road, it was now just a gravel road. When it rained, it was still muddy and difficult to drive on.
Yao Xin sent someone back to Kyoto to pass on the message that it would normally take 15 days to arrive by traveling day and night, but because of the weather, it might take 25 days.
But news came from Lingzhou that the food and grass at Beiling Pass, where Ye Zhe, where the Liao army launched the most fierce attack, was located, could only last for ten days at most.
General Xian's Qingqiang Pass and General Lu's Huyu Pass both sent people to share some food and fodder, but together they could only last for fourteen days at most.
Originally, we could wait for food and supplies by just holding on for one more day, but now they suddenly say we have to wait ten more days.
The total number of survivors of the Ye family army and the Huo family army at Beiling Pass is nearly 90,000. How can so many soldiers survive without food or water for eleven days
When Ye Jun heard the news in the harem, her legs almost went weak and she couldn't stand up for a moment.
"Hurry, write a letter to uncle. What I told them this morning needs to be implemented right now. Go, go quickly, Bai Shu, go in person!"
"Xiuyi, don't worry. My Lord is a lucky man. Nothing will happen to him. I will go outside the palace and tell him."
Bai Zhu bowed his head and ran out.
Ye Jun wanted to pick up the cup to drink water, but he was very nervous. He didn't hold it firmly and spilled all the water.
He couldn't drink anymore, so he stood up and paced back and forth in the room, taking deep breaths and forcing himself to calm down.
Suddenly, a person flashed through my mind and I hurriedly spoke.
"Let's go. I'm going to see Master Huo. Quickly prepare the sedan chair."
Huiyue nodded hurriedly and started to make arrangements immediately. In less than an incense stick of time, Ye Jun arrived at Changxin Pavilion.
Huo Cairen was as anxious as she was, and was also at a loss at the moment.
When he heard that she was coming, he was surprised at first, then thought that it might be related to the war on the border, so he hurriedly welcomed her in.
Before he could salute, Ye Jun held him up.
"Don't be so pretentious now. You and I are brothers, and our lives are tied together. I only ask you one question, and I hope you can answer me truthfully."
"Xiu Yi, please feel free to ask me anything. I will tell you everything I know." said Lady Huo.
Ye Jun looked serious and stern, "Your brother has held military power in Yuzhou for so long, has he secretly stored food?"
Huo Cairen didn't expect that she would ask this right away, and was stunned for a moment.
Although we know that it exists, such things are not allowed by the court nowadays.
The military power is in your hands, but the soldiers are the emperor's soldiers and the court's soldiers. They must eat the court's military rations and are not allowed to hoard food privately.
This is also to prevent someone from becoming self-reliant and having sufficient men, horses and food supplies, so that they can rebel at any time.
But throughout the dynasties, those who held military power would secretly stockpile some military supplies. This was also a means of self-protection. As long as it was not excessive, the imperial court would turn a blind eye.
Ye Jun came from a military family, so he naturally knew this.
Seeing that Huo Cairen was hesitant, he took the initiative to speak.
"I don't know if my brother has stored grain, but I have a feud with the Yao family of the Ministry of Revenue, so we have been on guard against this. My maternal grandfather's family is a merchant, so they have some money and grain, and they have prepared a lot of it at the border between Zasak and Lingzhou. But now it seems that it is not enough, and the rest depends on your Huo family."
She took the initiative to speak first, and Huo Cairen finally let down his guard, but he was still embarrassed.
"There is food and fodder, but how to transport it is a problem. Such a large amount of food and fodder will definitely arouse suspicion."
"Send someone to pretend to be a merchant and say that they are donating grain to the court and send it directly to the front line. If you don't have manpower, my grandparents' family does, and they are all legitimate merchants who can withstand investigation." Ye Jun said.
After all this, Huo Cairen was finally persuaded.
He immediately sent someone to rush to Yuzhou to deliver the letter to his family.
Whether it is Ye Zhe or Huo Pingbei, they are the pillars of the family and must not fall down.
Of course, the strength of just the two families is definitely not enough.
After some thought, Ye Jun decided to go to Jiuchen Palace to find Ning Chen.